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The Philippine Space Agency or PhilSA will sign a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs or UNOOSA to further build its capacity on disaster management through the use of space-based information, particularly satellite images.
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Philippine Space Agency, United Nations to work on international space cooperation
Diwata-1, the first Philippine microsatellite, being released into orbit from the International Space Station. Diwata-1 was launched on March 23, 2016 and re-entered the atmosphere (decommissioned) on April 6, 2020. Photo courtesy of JAXA/NASA through STAMINA4Space.
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) are set to sign an agreement for international space cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between PhilSA and the UNOOSA identifies collaboration between the two organizations on various strategic areas, initiatives, and activities related to space science, technology, policy, law, education, and capacity-building.
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To continue efforts to make use of the opportunities made available by the space community, UN-SPIDER, NASRDA, NEMA and the Centre for Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces of the University of Bonn (ZFL) joined forces to carry out the
UN-SPIDER/NASRDA/NEMA/ZFL National Virtual Expert Meeting on the use of Space-based Solutions for Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response
in Nigeria. The virtual expert meeting focused on the use of space technologies to improve disaster risk reduction in Nigeria. Specifically, the goal of the meeting was to contribute to the efforts conducted by NEMA in the area of disaster risk reduction, preparedness, early warning systems, disaster response and recovery efforts. Outcomesof this Expert Meeting included, but were not limited to:
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By Aminu Gandhi
ON February 25, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari nominated Dr. Ahmad Halilu Shaba as the substantive Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA. The nomination letter was read at Plenary on March 2, 2021 by the Senate president, Senator Ahmad Lawan, for confirmation by the Senate. The nomination of Dr. Shaba by the President is pursuant to Sections 14(1) and (2) of the National Space Research and Development Agency Act 2010.
Dr. Shaba, a seasoned scholar and technocrat, has over 21 years post-doctoral research work in the field of Remote Sensing and has extensive knowledge in Space Technology, Management, and Safety. Shaba first joined the public service in 1989 and commenced his career at the National Population Commission (1989-2001) before joining the Federal University of Technology, Minna (2001-2006) where he became lecturer and later rose to Deputy Dean